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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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